Interviews
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Fall From Race: Jason Reitman Talks Gary Hart’s Political Demise in The Front Runner, Releasing Two Films in One Year
On April 13, 1987 a young, charismatic, Democratic Senator from Colorado hauled a small caravan of press, aides, and family up to... -
Singapore Plays Itself: In Sandi Tan’s Shirkers, a Nation (and its Daughter) Come of Age Onscreen
Beautiful Convergence When it opened in 1930, Singapore’s Capitol Theatre was a glittering picture palace, the crown jewel of Southeast Asian cinema,... -
Singing for Your Life: Paul Weitz on Adapting and Directing Bel Canto
In Bel Canto Julianne Moore plays celebrated opera diva Roxanne Coss, caught up in the center of a hostage crisis in Paul... -
Surrounded By Wolves: Jeremy Saulnier Teamed up with Netflix to Adapt His Latest Atmospheric Thriller Hold the Dark
Since Jeremy Saulnier’s second feature, the slow-burn revenge tale Blue Ruin premiered to rave reviews at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, Saulnier has... -
Pieces of Work: Marc Turtletaub on Moving from Producing Indie Darlings to the Director’s Chair for Puzzle
You will know the work of prolific producer and sometime director Marc Turtletaub, but may not recognize his name. Like Kelly Macdonald... -
Sittin’ Pretty: Amy Schumer Talks Taking the Producer’s Chair, Growing as a Comic, and the Message of I Feel Pretty
“I’m well-versed in backlash,” Amy Schumer told me cheerfully. The remark was in response to my question about how she felt about... -
“Melancholy and Aggression”: In the Fade Examines Democracy’s Limitations and Human Capacity for Revenge
Fatih Akin’s Cannes hit In the Fade was recently shortlisted as one of nine finalists in the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar... -
Unleashing Mayhem: Director Joe Lynch Talks Corporate Horror, and the Joys of Shooting Outside of Hollywood Confines
Joe Lynch is a worker. Ten years ago, with his first feature Wrong Turn 2, he showed jaded horror fans that he... -
Balancing Act: Richard Linklater’s Last Flag Flying Deftly Dances Around America’s Political Minefields
Texas-based filmmaker Richard Linklater’s humanist touch and trademark ease affords him the ability to gracefully engage with more than a few of... -
“Would I Do That?”: Ruben Östlund Tested His Characters’ Behavior on Himself to Make The Square
Last time audiences walked into a sophisticated comedy by Swedish auteur Ruben Östlund, a man’s integrity was tested based on his reaction...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Richard Dreyfuss
American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Stand By Me, Mr. Holland’s Opus… even while reading like a what’s what of cinema, those titles...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Cold Piece of Work: Richard Linklater Braves Greenland Hurricanes for Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Richard Linklater’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette opens with the answer to its titular question. In an impressively executed overhead shot, the camera gazes down onto placid...Inside the Issue: How To
How They Did It: The Farewell Writer-Director Lulu Wang Shares Secrets to Turning Your Life Story into a Memoir Movie
The week before production started on The Farewell—my sophomore feature about a young woman (Billi, played by Awkwafina) and her family’s attempts to keep their grandmother’s...